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Speartons are units in the Stick War series. Originating from the Spearton Empire, they are assimilated into the Order Empire during the events of Stick War. Alongside the Swordwrath, they are the Order's primary melee units.
Followers and believers of "Spearton", the Way of the Spear, these elite units wear heavy armor and undergo intense physical training. While significantly more expensive to produce than Swordwrath, their developed stats, tactical formations, and use of the shield make them formidable tanks on the field.
History[]
During the original game, the Spearton outperforms the Swordwrath when it is introduced, as the Speartons were stronger, slightly faster, and more durable. Though a better fighter, the Spearton still suffered from a high cost and a long training time. Many noted that Spearton was a useful 'meat-shield' or tank, however, including the creator of the series himself.
During the second game, the Spearton loses some of its glory because they cost more population, their spears became too heavy to throw, and they don't deal as much damage as three Swordwrath. They remain powerful melee tanks that deal high damage to Light units.
They are followers of the 'Way of the Spear'.
Etymology[]
Spearton is a portmanteau of "Spear" and "Spartan", referencing the famous ancient Greek city state. The Spearton was designed after stylized depictions of the Spartans.
Appearance[]
Stick War[]
Spearton are generally black stick figures adorning heavy sets of armor and a large amount of equipment. Luckily, however, their strength allows for these units to hold their large array of weapons easily, allowing the Speartons to participate in combat.
Equipment[]
Spearton carry heavy armor, depicted as bulky and buff in almost every position. Covering its thin eyes is a bronze helmet, equipped with cheek-plates and a red horsehair mohawk. If fully upgraded they get a bronze armor set, in the first game.
Shield[]
In the Spearton's right hand is an apsis, or a hoplite shield, put together in three layers: the center layer made of a thick wood, the outside layer facing the enemy made of bronze, and leather making up the inside of the shield. If a Spearton is not in active combat, the shield sits at the unit's side while standing, walking, or running. Once engaged, however, the shield will pull itself in-front of the wielder, protecting it from attack.
Spear[]
In the Spearton's left hand is a spear called a javelin, a throwing weapon used to disorient or puncture an opponent. If a Spearton is not in active combat, the Spearton will hold the spear casually while standing, walking, or running. Once engaged, however, the spear will be tucked just to the left of the now front-facing shield, making for a tight defensive maneuver.
The spear can also be thrown to attack enemies from afar.
Sword[]
Speartons are also equipped with a kopis, a curved one-handed sword, to continue fighting after throwing their spear.
Stick War II: Order Empire[]
Battle Animations[]
Death[]
When a Spearton is killed, the unit collapses briefly, first reaching towards the ground with his hands for leverage before he succumbs to his ill fate and his body hits the ground. The impact sends his helmet rolling off before tumbling to a stop. Speartons are similar to their original versions. Their eyes and hands are no longer visible, and their neck is just barely visible.
Equipment[]
The helmet is now redesigned so that the eyes are no longer visible from the side. Additionally, the Spearton's spear was changed from a javelin to a longer dory, and is no longer used for throwing. The shield was also changed to be more circular, shinier and has a different design
According to the trailer for Stick War II, Speartons still carry a kopis, but they are never used in-game.
Abilities[]
Shield Wall/Block[]
Causes the Spearton will take a defensive stance that can tank 40% damage, this can help very well when forming a phalanx.
Stick War 1[]
In Stick War 1, pressing Q as a user-controlled Spearton cause the Spearton to block. While blocking, there is a chance an opponent's ranged attack will be blocked entirely (This chance increases by 10% whenever you upgrade shield, 4 upgrades in total) and the Spearton receives (100% - Block chance) less damage if the attack is melee. Speartons could move at reduced speed while blocking.
Stick War II: Order Empire/Stick Empires[]
In Stick War II, blocking is replaced with Shield Wall, a toggled ability that causes the Spearton to enter a stationary defensive stance and take greatly reduced damage. Using this ability, Spearton becomes one of the units who is able to survive Medusa's Petrify, along with Chaos Giants and Enslaved Giants
Stick War: Legacy[]
The shield wall functions much the same as in Stick War 1, allowing the Spearton to receive 70% less damage while blocking. However, they can now passively block damage even while not in shield wall formation if their shield is upgraded.
AI controlled Speartons now have new animations in shield wall formation, with Speartons in the back raising their shield over their heads and receiving an attack animation where they thrust their spear over the shield of the Spearton in front. These animations are purely cosmetic.
Stick War: Saga[]
Block functions similarly to Legacy. The Spearton now has reduced attack speed while blocking, and it blocks a fixed: Saga damage from each enemy attack or offensive ability.
Spear Throw[]
In Stick War 1 and Stick War: Legacy, the Spearton could throw his spear at enemies as a single-use ranged attack; the Spearton will then pull out a short kopis to use in combat. Spears thrown this way can inflict headshots for bonus damage. After the spear is thrown, the Spearton will not be able to use it again until It gets a new spear by being garrisoned.
Contrary to popular belief, the Spearton's kopis deals exactly the same damage and has the same attack range as his spear.
Stick War 1[]
Thrown spears deal moderate damage. AI-controlled Speartons will throw their spear at the first available target when given an attack command.
Stick Empires[]
An unused upgrade to unlock the Spear Throw ability exists in the game files, but the ability itself does not.
Stick War: Legacy[]
AI-controlled Speartons no longer throw their spears, except when the Spearton Madness spell is used. The Golden Spearton, and Speartons used by a player with the Spearton avatar in Crown Of Inamorta, will gain a new spear shortly after throwing one. The spear throw's damage was greatly increased. Throwing a spear in Stick war: Legacy will apply any on-hit skin effects.
Shield Bash[]
During Shield Wall, the Spearton can strike enemies with his shield, dealing damage, knocking them back, and inflicting a short stun.
This ability is only available in Stick War II/Stick Empires. While Speartons do perform shield bashes in Stick War and Stick War: Legacy, these are purely cosmetic attack animations and have no unique properties.
Spearton Madness[]
Spearton Madness is a spell in Stick War: Legacy. It costs 50 gems.
Upon activation, Speartons will glow red, AI controlled Speartons can throw their spear and do double damage; user controlled Speartons will not throw their spear immediately, but will receive the damage buff.
Headbutt[]
Version 2.49 of Stick War: Legacy gave Speartons a headbutt attack animation, which was functionally a normal attack animation. Version 2.77 changed the headbutt into an ability activated by moving the control stick in a quarter-circle forward and pressing block, and will deal the Spearton's regular attack damage to the target while knocking them down.
Quotes[]
"Speartons, DESTROY!" - Spearton's quote while under a Spearton Madness spell
"I will end this! For the Order Empire!" - Spearton's declare before slaying the Boss
"This, ends, NOW!" - Spearton's last quote before throwing the spear, killing the Boss in the process
Trivia[]
- In the unit menu of Stick War II: Order Empire and Stick Empires, Spearton are described as "Defensive unit used to tank damage"
- At the end of Stick War: Legacy, upon weakening the boss, a lone Spearton darts towards the giant shouting "I will end this! For the Order Empire!" before being picked up by the wounded creature. The user must tap the screen (in real-life, accompanied by the word 'tap' on the screen in front of them) repeatedly, until the Spearton roars: "This, ends, NOW!" then finally shoves his spear into the giant's eye, killing him immediately and dropping the lone Spearton (while falling, the Spearton performs the same animation as units when they are stunned). This may be a reference to a scene in The Odyssey by Homer, where Odysseus stabs the eye of Polyphemus, the Cyclops. Whether this is a reference or not is unconfirmed.
- In Stick War II: Order Empire/Stick Empires, Speartons will yell "Speartons, HOLD!" when blocking.
- If the player looks carefully, they will see that the Spearton holds his shield in both of his hands. As the unit turns, the shield will readjust to face the viewer and block the spear-holding hand from sight. This was likely done to save time on the animator's part.
- In real life, Speartons are based on the Spartans, who were also elite warriors of the Ancient Greek period, as they have very similar designs and are born with the intention of dying in battle. They are also inspired by hoplites, Ancient Greek citizen-soldiers who were armed with spears and shields who used the phalanx formation.
- Also relating to Ancient Greece, upgraded Speartons in Stick War Legacy, Stick war II: Order Empire, and Stick war: Saga will have the symbol of the ancient country Sparta on their shield, this is most likely just a design choice to relate them to real-life Spartans, and likely has no significance in lore.
- In Stick War II: Order Empire/Stick Empires/Stick War: Saga, a ghost version of the Spearton can be summoned upon unlocking and purchasing Tower Spawn 1 or equipping and researching Spiritons.
- Speartons have various standing animations in Stick War: Legacy
- One animation involves the Spearton to throw his shield forward and catch it as it comes back to him
- Another animation involves the Spearton to do push ups (it shares this with the Swordwrath)
- In later updates of Stick War: Legacy, when a Spearton stops moving he will either bang his spear against his shield or slam his spear against the ground. They also do this in Stick War: Saga, though the sound effect was removed.
- Though, in Legacy, it works only when Spearton faces right upon stopping movement
- The penultimate Spearton Shield in Stick War 2 and Stick Empires is inspired by the Scutum Shield Of the Legionaries
- Spearton has a variant in Stick War: Saga called "Voltaic Spearton" which acts the same way as a normal Spearton but has the appearance of a level 0 spearton from Stick War: Legacy.
Notes[]
- If enough Speartons throw their spear in the original Stick War, the game will lag significantly.
- In Stick War: Saga, even if a Spearton uses block when Lunarclops' Laser hits, the damage is the same.
- In the original Stick War, a non-upgraded Spearton dealt 20% more damage than a non - upgraded Swordwrath. In Stick war 2: order empire and stick empires, the Swordwrath dealt a little bit more damage than a Spearton